Calum Willock

Calum Willock

Willock playing for Ebbsfleet United in 2012
Personal information
Full nameCalum Daniel Willock[1]
Date of birth29 October 1981[1]
Place of birthLambeth, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Staines Town
Youth career
?–2000Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2003Fulham5(0)
2002→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)3(0)
2003→ Bristol Rovers (loan)5(0)
2003→ Peterborough United (loan)7(1)
2003–2006Peterborough United72(23)
2006–2007Brentford41(4)
2007–2008Port Vale15(3)
2008–2009Stevenage Borough38(5)
2009–2010Crawley Town16(2)
2010→ Cambridge United (loan)14(0)
2010–2012Ebbsfleet United86(39)
2012–2013Dover Athletic27(5)
2013Boreham Wood6(0)
2013→ Harrow Borough (loan)9(0)
2014–Staines Town19(1)
National team
2004Saint Kitts and Nevis3(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 3 May 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Calum Daniel Willock (born 29 October 1981) is an English-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian international footballer who plays as a forward for Conference South club Staines Town.

Beginning his career with Fulham in 2000, he enjoyed loan spells with Queens Park Rangers, Bristol Rovers, and Peterborough United, before switching permanently to Peterborough in 2003. In 2006 he signed with Brentford, moving to Port Vale in summer 2007. He switched to Stevenage Borough in January 2008, before joining Crawley Town the following year. He played on loan at Cambridge United 2010, before transferring to Ebbsfleet United later in the year. He helped the club to win promotion out of the Conference South in 2011, before he returned to the division when he signed with Dover Athletic in June 2012. He joined Boreham Wood in July 2013 and was dual registered with Harrow Borough before he joined Staines Town in January 2014. In his career he has played in each of the top six levels of English football.

Club career

A striker, Willock started his career at Fulham, making his professional debut as a substitute in the First Division on 4 November 2000, in a 3–0 over Huddersfield Town at Craven Cottage. The youngster played no further part in the season. He played two games of the 2001–02 Premier League season, both against Blackburn Rovers, both times the home side winning. In November 2002, he was loaned out to Queens Park Rangers of the Second Division,[2] playing three games. Willock went on to say playing in the Premiership is a "dream coming true".[3]

At the start of the 2003–04 season he joined Fourth Division club Bristol Rovers. In two months he made just five appearances, all as a substitute, though at age 21 he had now played at every level of the Football League. In October 2003, he joined Peterborough United of the Third Division on loan.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 1 November in a 2–2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion at London Road. On 17 December the loan deal was made permanent for an undisclosed fee.[5] He finished the season with nine goals for the "Posh". He started the 2004–05 season struggling with hamstring trouble,[6] also fighting a calf injury at the end of the season,[7] as well as rumours of a big money move to Gillingham.[8] Despite all this he finished the season with 14 goals, though this was not enough to save Peterborough from relegation to League Two.

Willock was signed by Brentford on the last day of the 2006 January transfer window as a replacement for DJ Campbell, for an undisclosed fee.[9] The "Bees" finished the 2005–06 in third place in League One, though failed to gain promotion. Despite being on the transfer list and receiving interest from Mark Wright of Chester City,[10] Willock was a regular in the Brentford team in the 2006–07 season, due to the serious groin injury sustained by striker Lloyd Owusu. After the signing of Neil Shipperley, Willock dropped to the bench. He was released by Brentford in May 2007.

In August 2007, Willock had a trial with Martin Foyle's Port Vale.[11] He was soon signed on a short term deal, due to finish at the end of the year.[12] The first ten games of his 2007–08 season went without a goal, before he scored in an FA Cup encounter with Morecambe.[13] He was to score a further three goals in nine games before being released in January 2008 by new manager Lee Sinnott, after Willock rejected a longer contract at the club.[14] He quickly signed for Stevenage Borough of the Conference National.[15] Willock struck six times in 31 games during the 2008–09 season. He was an unused substitute in the FA Trophy 2009 final,[16] and was released by Stevenage in May 2009.[17]

On 28 July 2009, Willock scored twice for AFC Wimbledon in a friendly against a Fulham XI.[18] However, a day later it was announced that Willock would not be joining the club as both parties were unable to reach an agreement regarding Willock's contract demands.[19] He joined Crawley Town on a short-team contract in September.[20] He later signed an extended deal, and went on to play sixteen games for the club. Willock joined Cambridge United in February 2010, and went on to play fourteen games for the club. At the end of the season he was a free agent.

In August 2010, he joined Conference South side Ebbsfleet United.[21] He told the press that he believed Liam Daish's team would achieve promotion at the first attempt,[22] before going on to fulfil this prophecy by scoring in the club's 4–2 play-off final victory over Farnborough.[23] Finishing as "Fleet's" top scorer, he was rewarded with a new one-year deal.[24] Both Willock and the club took to life in the Conference National well, as he scored 19 league goals in 2011–12 to help the Stonebridge Road outfit to a comfortable mid-table finish.

He dropped back into the Conference South in June 2012 to sign a contract with Dover Athletic.[25] He played in the 3–2 play-off final defeat to Salisbury City on 12 May 2013.[26]

He joined Boreham Wood, also of the Conference South, in July 2013. He was dual registered with Isthmian League club Harrow Borough to help him overcome an injury. He signed with Conference South rivals Staines Town in January 2014,[27] in a move that reunited him with manager Marcus Gayle, his former teammate at Brentford.[28] He played 19 games for the "Swans" in the second half of the 2013–14 season as the club posted an eighth-place finish.

International career

Willock represented Saint Kitts & Nevis at international level, earning a total of three caps in 2004. He scored twice against Barbados in a 3–2 win on 19 June 2004 in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification qualifying game.[29]

Statistics

As of 3 May 2014.[30]
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[31] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham2000–01[32]First Division1000000010
2001–02[33]Premier League2000000020
2002–03[34]2000000020
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2002–03[34]Second Division3000000030
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2003–04[35]Third Division5000000050
Total 5000000050
Peterborough United 2003–04[35]Second Division298210000319
2004–05[36]League One35123200003814
2005–06[37]League Two153200000173
Total 79237300008626
Brentford2005–06[37]League One131000000131
2006–07[38]283001000293
Total 414001000424
Port Vale2007–08[39]League One153311000194
Total 153311000194
Stevenage Borough2007–08[39]Conference National9100000091
2008–09[40]294220000316
Total 385220000407
Crawley Town2009–10[41]Conference National162000000162
Cambridge United (loan)2009–10[41]140000000140
Total 162000000162
Ebbsfleet United 2010–11[42]Conference South43202200004522
2011–12[43]Conference National43192000004519
Total 86394200009041
Dover Athletic2012–13[44]Conference South275000000275
Total 275000000275
Boreham Wood2013–14[44]Conference South6000000060
Harrow Borough (loan)2013–14Isthmian League9000000090
Total 6000000060
Staines Town2013–14[44]Conference South191000000191
Total 190000000191
Career total 363 82 16 8 2 0 0 0 381 90

Honours

with Fulham
with Stevenage Borough
with Ebbsfleet United

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ↑ "Loan Ranger". Fulham Official Website. 7 November 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Willock's Dream". Fulham Official Website. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Posh sign striker". BBC Sport. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Peterborough sign Willock". BBC Sport. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Willock boost for Posh". BBC Sport. 14 September 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Posh suffer Willock injury blow". BBC Sport. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "Gills deny chasing Posh striker". BBC Sport. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "Willock leaves Posh for the Bees". BBC Sport. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  10. ↑ "Chester target Steele and Willock". BBC Sport. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  11. ↑ "Port Vale 0-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "Vale sign ex-Bees striker Willock". BBC Sport. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  13. ↑ "Willock hoping for regular start". BBC Sport. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  14. ↑ "Port Vale snap up Chasetown duo". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  15. ↑ "Stevenage complete Willock swoop". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "Stevenage 2-0 York". BBC Sport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  17. ↑ "Willock Released". stevenageborofc.com. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  18. ↑ "Calum Willock offered AFC Wimbledon deal". London informer. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  19. ↑ "Willock Dons deal dead". London informer. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  20. ↑ "Crawley bring in striker Willock". BBC Sport. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  21. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United sign ex-Crawley striker Calum Willock". BBC Sport. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  22. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United striker Calum Willock eyes promotion". BBC Sport. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  23. ↑ "Farnborough 2-4 Ebbsfleet United". BBC Sport. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  24. ↑ "Calum Willock signs new Ebbsfleet United deal". BBC Sport. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  25. ↑ "Dover Athletic sign Ebbsfleet striker Calum Willock". BBC Sport. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  26. ↑ "Salisbury City 3-2 Dover Athletic". bluesqsouth.com. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  27. ↑ "Much-Travelled Striker Joins Staines". nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  28. ↑ Youlton, Clive (10 January 2014). "Staines Town players 'can learn from me', says new man Willock". Get Surrey. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  29. ↑ "Willock hits double". BBC Sport. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  30. ↑ "Calum Willock appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  31. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Callum Willock in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Callum Willock in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "Games played by Callum Willock in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Games played by Callum Willock in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Callum Willock in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Games played by Callum Willock in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Callum Willock in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 "Games played by Callum Willock in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  40. ↑ "Games played by Callum Willock in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 "Games played by Callum Willock in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Callum Willock in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Callum Willock in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 "Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2013.

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